---
title: "suffix(_:)"
framework: swift
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "swift/unsafebufferpointer/suffix(_:)-1rpxh"
---

# suffix(_:)

Returns a subsequence, up to the given maximum length, containing the final elements of the sequence.

## Declaration

```swift
func suffix(_ maxLength: Int) -> [Self.Element]
```

## Parameters

- `maxLength`: The maximum number of elements to return. The value of maxLength must be greater than or equal to zero.

## Discussion

Discussion The sequence must be finite. If the maximum length exceeds the number of elements in the sequence, the result contains all the elements in the sequence. let numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] print(numbers.suffix(2)) // Prints "[4, 5]" print(numbers.suffix(10)) // Prints "[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]" note: O(n), where n is the length of the sequence.